Wells Park School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 25 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
Wells Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 59 100% 59.3%
The Centre School
Cambridge, CB24 8UA
Special 137 100% 62.8%
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126 100% 64.3%
Eden School
Blackburn, BB2 4NW
Special 59 100% 52.5%
Langham Oaks
Colchester, CO4 5PA
Special 75 100% 64%
Cicely Haughton School
Stoke-on-Trent, ST9 0BX
Special 56 100% 50%
Loxley Hall School
Uttoxeter, ST14 8RS
Special 101 100% 63.4%
Hailey Hall School
Hertford, SG13 7PB
Special 83 100% 60.2%
Ramsden Hall Academy
Billericay, CM11 1HN
Special 99 100% 66.7%
Sutton House Academy
Southend-On-Sea, SS2 5LG
Special 89 100% 77.1%
Oak Hill School
London, EN4 8XE
Special 50 100% 59.2%
Grafham Grange School
Guildford, GU5 0LH
Special 70 100% 61.4%
Littlegreen Academy
Chichester, PO18 9NW
Special 80 100% 57.5%
Brandles School
Baldock, SG7 6EY
Special 70 100% 67.1%
Bramley Oak Academy
Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Special 57 100% 77.2%
The Harbour School
Ely, CB6 3RR
Special 95 100% 72.6%
Forest Moor School
Harrogate, HG3 2RA
Special 105 100% 59.2%
Woodlands School
Shrewsbury, SY4 5PJ
Special 55 100% 68.5%
The Warwickshire Academy
Coventry, CV7 9RA
Special 60 100% 53.3%
Brook Academy
Gloucester, GL3 4ZN
Special 64 100% 62.5%
Lime Hills Academy
Nailsea, BS48 2NN
Special 55 100% 60%
Sunrise Academy
Lowestoft, NR33 8AX
Special 44 100% 79.5%
NeneGate
Peterborough, PE1 5GZ
Special 65 100% 72.3%
The Compass School
Romford, RM7 9NU
Special 40 100% 57.5%
Fen Rivers Academy
King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
Special 82 100% 57.3%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 27 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
Wells Park School
(Your chosen school)
Special 59 Sign in to see
Cambridge Park Academy
Grimsby, DN34 5EB
Special 217
Priory School
Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BH
Special 224
St John's School
Bedford, MK42 8AA
Special 178
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, NN15 5DP
Special 163
Alfriston School
Beaconsfield, HP9 2TS
Special 164
Grange Academy
Bedford, MK42 8AU
Special 152
Cloughwood Academy
Northwich, CW8 1NU
Special 118
Park Community Academy
Blackpool, FY3 9HF
Special 328
Oak Bank School
Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3BE
Special 126
Billing Brook Special School
Northampton, NN3 8EZ
Special 256
INSPIRE Free Special School
Chatham, ME5 0LB
Special 90
St Philip's School
Chessington, KT9 2HR
Special 184
Curnow School
Redruth, TR15 1LU
Special 112
Larwood School
Stevenage, SG1 5BZ
Special 117
Redwood Park Academy
Portsmouth, PO6 2RY
Special 165
Oak Lodge School
London, N2 0QY
Special 188
Great Oaks School
Southampton, SO16 7LT
Special 352
Linden Bridge School
Worcester Park, KT4 7JW
Special 139
Kingsdown School
Southend-on-Sea, SS2 6XT
Special 130
Brooke School
Rugby, CV22 6DY
Special 200
Woodlands
Birmingham, B46 3JE
Special 215
Welcombe Hills School
Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6TQ
Special 174
Queensway
Telford, TF4 3PP
Special 129
Soundwell Academy
Kingswood, BS16 4RL
Special 140
Vale of Evesham School
Evesham, WR11 1BN
Special 187
The Sky Academy
Taunton, TA2 7HW
Special 100